Macclesfield History Tour
Paul Hurley
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Description for Macclesfield History Tour
Paperback. A guided tour of the historic town of Macclesfield, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124. .
Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshire's farthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire; many years ago it entered the Industrial Revolution in a more genteel manner by becoming a silk town. Here all manner of silk items were manufactured, such as the narrowest ribbons and the best of silks and satins. It is the perfect base from which to explore Macclesfield Forest and the Cheshire Peak District but the town itself has plenty to offer, including the Heritage Centre with its museums and tea room. ... Read more
Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshire's farthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire; many years ago it entered the Industrial Revolution in a more genteel manner by becoming a silk town. Here all manner of silk items were manufactured, such as the narrowest ribbons and the best of silks and satins. It is the perfect base from which to explore Macclesfield Forest and the Cheshire Peak District but the town itself has plenty to offer, including the Heritage Centre with its museums and tea room. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
History Tour
Condition
New
Weight
163g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445655857
SKU
V9781445655857
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-13
About Paul Hurley
Paul Hurley has been a freelance writer since 2002 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has had magazine, local and national newspaper credits and has written several books for Amberley on the local history of Cheshire. Since retiring from the police in 2002 he has amassed a CV that takes in a three part article in the Steam ... Read more
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